It seems like we say this all the time, but it really is hard to believe another month is over. Summer always seems to fly by faster than any other season for me as I find myself busier. Still time for reading, but not as much as in the colder months.
How was your July for books?
- The Transcriptionist; Amy Rowland - (eBook) - 4.5/5 - July
- The Highway; C.J. Box (audio) - 3.5/5 - July
- Mr. Tiger Goes Wild ; Peter Brown - (library) - 5/5 -July
- Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands; Chris Bohjalian (audio and eGalley) - 4.5/5 (July)
- The Storied Life of AJ Fikry; Gabrielle Zevin - (audio and eBook) - 5/5 (July)
- The From-Always; CJ Hauser (arc) - 3/5 (July)
- A Man Called Ove; Fredrik Backman - (arc/eGalley) - 5/5 (July)
- My Gentle Barn; Ellie Laks (NF) - (eGalley/audio) - 4/5 (July)
- The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing; Mira Jacob - 4/5 - (eGalley) July
- Elizabeth is Missing; Emma Healey - 4.5/5 arc/audio - no review yet
- The Maytrees; Anne Dillard (audio) - 4/5 no review yet
YTD - 80 books
August Reading Plans - - Finish Mr. Mercedes; Stephen King (60-more pages)
- Review (2) books from July - The Maytrees; Dillard and Elizabeth is Missing; Healey
- The Story Hour; Thrity Umrigar
- The Conditions of Love; Kurshner
- The Girls from Corona del Mar; Thorpe
- Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage; Murakami
- (a few random picks)
Any end of summer reading plans for you?
What a great list! I first saw A Man Called Ove in the publisher's newsletter and was immediately intrigued. I have to go read your review. I have a list of books I am reading for the summer and so far so good!
ReplyDeleteThat was quite the list, but it always is a good one!
ReplyDeleteThe Storied Life of AJ Fikry was my favorite of the month as well! And I'm also planning to read Murakami's latest in August. I'll check out A Man Called Ove and I'm also interested to hear your thoughts on Mr. Mercedes. I don't like King's horror, but did love 11/22/63, so am trying to decide if I want to read Mr. Mercedes.
ReplyDeleteA.J. Fikry is on my kindle, so I need to read it before it disappears - my loan period has already ended! I'm hearing great things about The Girls From Corona del Mar. Where did July go?
ReplyDeleteYou had a great month! Now I am curious about The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. Enjoy your August.
ReplyDeleteGreat reading month! I keep hearing good things about Mr. Mercedes, so I hope you like it!
ReplyDeleteThe Storied Life and A Man Called Ove stand out for me to look for, thanks for sharing your titles.
ReplyDeleteI found that when I lived up north Summer sped by, obviously because of the quick change in weather. However Autumn is my favorite season, so I never minded it arriving, just dreaded the endless winters! :)
Enjoy your weekend.
I can't believe it's August either! I find so much less time to read for pleasure, but somehow I have 3 books that I've read that I need to write reviews. I'm just behind all the way around :)
ReplyDeleteYou had a great month for reading! And yeah, where the heck did July go?! lol.
ReplyDeleteColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is quite the title! Whew! You had a great July. I'm feeling pretty proud of finishing the East of Eden doorstop. I think I'll be reading some shorter books in August.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I know, I can't believe it's August either. I've done pretty good on my summer reading list, getting ready to make one for fall. =)
ReplyDeleteWow! I am being put to shame by these reading lists, including yours. I hope you continue to enjoy your reading, Diane. I look forward to hearing more about Mr. Mercedes.
ReplyDeleteYour list is impressive Diane. All I have read this month is several Mary Oliver books on poetry. Need to get stuck in again. I can't believe it's August already either :)
ReplyDeleteA Man Called Ove has caught my eye. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It looks like you had a great July and have a promising line-up for Aug. Enjoy the rest of your Summer. Time does fly by.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely had a great July! I also loved A Man Called Ove and The Transcriptionist is on my list for this month.
ReplyDeleteSummer is going by way too fast for me too. I was happy to see you loved Man Call Ove - I have a copy of that and was hoping it would be good - and we usually like the same books.
ReplyDeleteI agree about how fast time goes! This year I have read fewer books than any year since college. I really hope it's not a new trend. I'm trying to make reading more of a priority, even with all of the kids' activities, and then hopefully also squeeze in some more blogging during the upcoming school year. I really miss my old routine!
ReplyDeleteI read a lot of books this summer, especially at the beginning of the month. For me, the summer has dragged past, mostly because all three of my children were home for the summer and it's really crowded here.
ReplyDeleteYou had a great July, didn't you?! I managed to finish one book and two audios. Typical for me when I have a young house guest for two weeks...
ReplyDeleteI'm just now getting into my Paris books for Paris in July. :) Hope to get 3 or 4 of those read in August!